1. Debulking and tissue reduction
Debulking and tissue reduction. Patient before (A) and after (B) surgical debulking for secondary lymphedema of the right leg 25 years after radical groin dissection for node-negative melanoma. (C, before and D, after debulking operation) Massive obesity with prominent localized nodules and lipolymphedema of the medial thighs. Primary genital lymphedema involving the scrotum before (E) and after (F) scrotal reduction. (G and H) Liposuction reduction in a patient with lymphedema after breast cancer treatment. (Reproduced with permission from Brorson H, Swensson H: Liposuction combined with controlled compression therapy reduces arm lymphedema more effectively than controlled compression. Plast Recon Surg. 1998;102:1058–1067.)
Source: Lymphatic Surgery and Surgery of Lymphatic Disorders, Venous and Lymphatic Diseases
Citation: Dieter RS, Dieter RA, Jr., Dieter RA, III. Venous and Lymphatic Diseases; 2016 Available at: Accessed: October 08, 2017
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